FKI Logistex, St. Louis, MO, opens a regional office to serve customers in the southeastern US. The location is 1117 Perimeter Center West, Ste. N201, Atlanta, GA 30338; ph: 770/392-0330. Also at FKI, Gary Savarese is appointed project manager in the northeast regional office, to be based in Edison, NJ.

Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, reports its South and Central American businesses will come under one umbrella organization called Sun Chemical Latin American Inks, to be headed by Greg Lawson, president. Mexico now will report to Latin American Inks. Enrique Perez-Cirera continues as general manager, Mexico.

Helene Juhola, director of R&D for the Federation of the Finnish Media Industry, is honored by the Technical Assn. of the Graphic Arts, Rochester, NY, with the Michael H. Bruno Award for her work in the graphic arts industry around the world.

Appointed president of the ABS Group, Malmo, Sweden, is Fredrik Groth.

At Precision AirConvey, Newark, DE, president Larry Green is named chief market strategist to spearhead the exploration and development of new markets.

Lee Bingham, retires as senior VP of SCA Americas, Philadelphia, PA.

Martin Automatic, Rockford, IL, adds Hope Hu to its office in Taiwan to serve customers in the Pacific Rim.

Aaron Aleithe joins ABB, Norwalk, CT, as global VP of business development. He will be based in New Berlin, WI.

Peter H. Vogel Jr. will serve as keynote speaker for the 11th Annual Induction Ceremony of the Paper Industry Intl. Hall of Fame, October 13, at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, WI. Vogel is CEO, president, and a member of the board of directors at NewPage Corp., formerly part of MeadWestvaco Corp.

Kären M. Olson, president and CEO of Adhesives Research, Glen Rock, PA, is named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 Award winner in the Manufacturing and Distribution category.